Color Mindset is a new way of thinking, leading and acting. Power Pairs is a practical tool that brings Color Mindset to life. The first step is to identify the color of your anchor , which represents your natural behavioral default. The seven anchors all have benefits and limitations. The key is to pair your anchor with a spotlight and expand your responsiveness more than you ever thought possible.

I conducted a Leadership and Ethics workshop at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, applying Color Mindset to a real historical example, the Cuban Missile Crisis.  In under an hour, we simulated color-coded responses to the real existential threat that spanned thirteen days in 1962. Our goal for the exercise was to simulate avoiding nuclear war by making a recommendation from the perspective of each of the seven colors’ natural behavioral defaults. For example, g

Every thinking framework gets you part of the way. But the problems themselves keep evolving. Black-and-white thinking offers clarity. Growth mindset encourages openness and comfort with nuance. Both are valuable. Yet neither tells you how to think in the moment when a real decision sits in front of you and the path forward isn’t obvious. That’s the gap Color Mindset was designed to fill. Color Mindset is a framework for expanding cognitive range. It helps individuals and tea